Bob-sled.



No. 696,99I.

-Ptentad Apr, 8, |902. J'. C. MEYERS. Y

BOB SLED.

Application led Oct. 19, 1901.) (No Model.)

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JOIIN O. MEYERS, OF OENTERVILLE, MICHIGAN.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 696,991, dated April 8,1902.

Application filed October 19, 1901l Serial No. 79,280. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom, it may concern:

Beit known that I, JOHN C. MEYERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Centerville, in the county of St. Joseph and State ofMichigan, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inBob-Sleds; andI do hereby declare the following to be afull, clear, andeXact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilledin the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to sleds of the character known as bob-sleds, andhas for its object the providing of means which may be readilyT attachedto any sled of this character, whereby they are prevented from sinkingtoo deeply into the snow, thereby facilitating the use of bob-sleds indeep snow.

The invention consists in the construction, combination,and arrangementof parts,as will be hereinafter fully described and claimed, andillustrated in the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferredform of my invention, and in which- Figure 1 is a perspective view of asled, showing my invention attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a top plan viewthereof. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal section; and Fig. 4 is avertical longitudinal section of the guard, the same being detached fromthe sled.

Referring now to the drawings by numerals, 1 designates the runners ofan ordinary bobsled, and 2 the cross-bars thereof, having attachedthereto l..shaped brackets 3.

f1 designates a guard-board, comprising a body portion 5, preferably ofWood, and a metal front G, which may be attached thereto in anypreferred manner. The said body portion 5 is provided withtransversely-arranged cleats 7 and 8, having openings 9 and 10, and is'secured to the under side of the sled by inserting the brackets 3 inthe said openings. The front Gis upwardly curved to enable it to passover the surface without liability of the snow being directed upon theguard-board. I thus provide a smooth-running sled when the runners sinkto the level of said guardboard. The front 6 is cut out along its upperedges, as at 11 and 12, to permit of the draft appliance being attachedto the draft-bar 13, to which the front is secured by the U -shapedclamps 14.

It will be readily seen from the construction of the guard-board and themanner of attaching the same to a sled that the sled is prevented fromsinkinginto the snow beyond said guard, thereby permitting sleds of thischaracter to travel freely in deep snow. The guard can be attached toany bob-sled by simply placing the brackets 3 thereon.

In Fig. .t I have illustrated the guard detached from the sled to beutilized as a stoneboat, which is accomplished by providing the samewith an additional cleat 15, having a draft-eye 16, and the front 6 witha central cut-out portion 17, through which the draft appliance may passto the draft-eye. Thus it will be seen that the improved guard is a veryconvenient farm appliance, as it may be utilized either as a guard forbob-sleds or as a stone-boat, and the device may be placed upon themarket as a complete article of manufacture and can be attached to asled by an unskilled person.

I would have it understood that the invention is not restricted to theuse of Wood in the construction of the body of the guard or metal forthe front, as the whole guard may be of metal or wood or part metal andpart Wood, as preferred.

Having described my invention, what I claim is- 1. The combination witha sled, having brackets secured thereto, of a guard comprising a bodyportion and a front, said front being upwardly turned and cut out topermit of the draft appliance being attached to the draft-bar, means forattaching said front to the draft-bar, and slotted cleats securedtransversely to said body portion.

2. As an article of manufacture, a sledguard comprising a bodyporti0n,an upturned front having a central opening and secured to thebody portion, and a 'transverse cleat provided with a draft attachment.

3. The combination with asled,of L-shaped brackets secured to thecross-bars thereof, a guard, and cleats transversely arranged on theguard and having slots through which extend the horizontal members ofsaid brackets to secure the guard in position.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. MEYERS.

Witnesses:

WM. 11. PEIRcE, WM. B. WORTHINGTON.

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